Mechanical Engineer

SAIC; Crane (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to support Specialized Munitions for NSWC Crane, IN. Typical tasking includes engineering/planning for production projects, from short-term tactical planning to long-term strategic planning.

Mechanical engineering support includes CAD, cost estimates, project management, and technical writing, with Government submission for approvals and on-site collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and 2 years of experience.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and MS Office (Word, Excel, databases).
• Ability to engage Government customer to capture new construction or repair of customer assets and sustainment requirements.

Responsibilities

• Engineering planning for production projects, from short-term tactical planning to long-term strategic planning.
• CAD drawings and bill of materials for requested systems and designs.
• Develop scope of work, prepare parametric cost estimates, and create project schedules.
• Provide project management expertise to track cost, schedule, and performance.
• Submit recommendations and documents to the Government for approval.
• Support operations and sustainment planning meetings and report status.

Skills

Customer engagement

MS Office

Mechanical aptitude

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Office

Job description

Job ID 2616316
Location Crane, IN, US
Date Posted 2026-08-31
Category Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory Mechanical Engr
Schedule Full-Time
Shift Day Job
Travel Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required Interim_Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain Secret
Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to support Specialized Munitions for NSWC Crane, IN.
Typical tasking includes engineering/planning for production projects, both short-term tactical planning to long-term strategic planning.
Mechanical engineering support includes

• Engineering Support - support project development, equipment repair and preventive maintenance support.
• Tactical Support - develop scope and cost estimates in support of tactical projects. Provide project planning, track progress to schedule, and action item resolution.
• Strategic Support - prepare cost estimates and provide an assessment to recommend the best alternative. Provide investment recommendations to the Government with high-level cost, schedule, and priority identified. Provide project planning, track progress to schedule, and action item resolution.
• Operations and Sustainment Support - Provide project management expertise to participate in operations and sustainment planning meetings to track project status (such as cost, schedule, performance), take meeting minutes, and report status of operations and sustainment efforts. Provide material-handling equipment (MHE) fleet management support, to include inventory and maintenance tracking.
• CAD Support - provide CAD drawings for requested systems and design. Provide a bill of materials for said drawings.
• Construction and Sustainment Project Management Support - provide project management support through the application of principles to plan, schedule, track, manage, coordinate, and report on all assigned projects.
• Provide engineering management support to include tracking of project cost, schedule, and project development.
• Provide technical writing support associated with organizing and communicating requirements in a variety of documents.
• Submit recommendations and documents to the Government for approval.

Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s level degree in Mechanical Engineering plus 2 years of experience
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and MS Office (Word, Excel, databases)

Desired Skills

• Ability to engage Government customer to capture new construction or repair of customer assets and sustainment requirements, develop a scope of work, develop a parametric cost estimate, and develop a project a project schedule (with a work breakdown structure)

Required Clearance

• Must be able to obtain a full Secret Clearance; interim clearance required to start, SAIC will help to obtain an interim Secret